Newbow Aerospace, a prominent UK manufacturer specialising in aviation ground support equipment, has reached new heights in its extraordinary year of expansion by securing approved supplier status from Boeing.
As demand surged for tailor-made ground support equipment, catering to over 300 airline, airport and MRO clients worldwide, setting a company record for the Redditch-based enterprise, Newbow’s in-house team of skilled fabricators and technicians achieved an unprecedented level of productivity, surpassing their pre-pandemic performance.
In the production of its renowned wheel and brake change trailers and nitrogen/oxygen service carts, Newbow skilfully employed over 41,000 kilograms of steel and meticulously calibrated more than 2,000 aircraft tire pressure gauges.
With a robust order book for the first quarter of 2024, Boeing’s approval as a supplier will further enhance Newbow’s reputation as a pre-eminent authority in ground support equipment manufacturing and tire pressure gauges. This remarkable journey began over five decades ago when the company was founded in 1964.
Commenting on the approval from Boeing and looking at the year ahead, Newbow Aerospace Sales Director, Marc Green, said: “The past twelve months for Newbow Aerospace has reflected the continued post-pandemic recovery in commercial aviation, supported by the forecast from IATA, suggesting that some 4.7 billion people are expected to fly this year, which exceeds the pre-pandemic level of 4.5 billion in 2019. Coupled with discussions we’ve had with our customers both existing and prospective, we face 2024 with cautious optimism that this upward trend will continue.”
